I. ˈjün-yər adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, comparative of juvenis young — more at young
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : less advanced in age : younger — used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father
b.
(1) : youthful
(2) : designed for young people and especially adolescents
c. : of more recent date and therefore inferior or subordinate
a junior lien
2.
a. : lower in standing or rank
junior partners
b. : duplicating or suggesting on a smaller scale something typically large or powerful
a junior gale
3. : of or relating to juniors or the class of juniors at an educational institution
the junior prom
II. noun
Etymology: Latin, noun & adjective
Date: 1526
1.
a.
(1) : a person who is younger than another
a man six years my junior
(2) : a male child : son
(3) : a young person
b. : a clothing size for women and girls with slight figures
2.
a. : a person holding a lower position in a hierarchy of ranks
b. : a student in the next-to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institution
3. capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the third through sixth grades in school